Reggie Pridmore
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Reginald ("Reggie") George Pridmore (29 April 1886 in Edgbaston, Birmingham — 13 March 1918 ) was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1] Reggie Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men's field hockey with his 4 goals in England's 8-1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India's Balbir Singh, Sr. scored 5 goals in India's 6-1 victory over the Netherlands.
Pridmore was also a cricketer, and played first-class cricket as a right-hand batsman for Warwickshire.
Pridmore was killed in action during the First World War, serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy.[2] He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby.[3]
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- ↑ Pridmore, Reginald George, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Retrieved 19 August 2008
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